missing piano

[stuka at mindspring.com]

Watch the (several) craigslists, thrifty nickels, and smaller community papers in the area and also Ebay...what kind of "money order" was involved?  Postal?  If so, have the PI's been notified?

Matt

-----Original Message-----
>From: Kent Swafford <kswafford at gmail.com>
>Sent: Jun 14, 2007 1:17 PM
>To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>, College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org>, Kansas City Chapter PTG <kc at ptg.org>
>Subject: missing piano
>
>Just when you thought you had heard everything --
>
>A member of the KC chapter sold a piano, Steinway 190341, and was  
>paid with counterfeit money orders. (The scam apparently included a  
>bogus mechanism for checking the authenticity of the money orders.)  
>The customer and piano have, surprise, surprise, disappeared.
>
>Any info on the piano would be appreciated. Send info to the PTG  
>office, to me at kswafford at gmail.com and/or to KnottStudios at aol.com
>
>
>Kent
>